He played just eight minutes in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers last week and had, uh, words about it afterwards. And then on Sunday, there was this.
It’s hard to say this was a surprise. The Sixers have a jam in the front court with Joel Embiid, Jahlil Okafor and Noel. One was bound to be the odd man out, and Noel was already behind after undergoing knee surgery in October.
Now, the Sixers have to decide what they want to do. The problem for them is Noel’s value is low.